Rockwell Collins Completes Acquisition of ARINC Incorporated

ARINCaEUR(tm)s Industry Standards Organization and Aerospace Systems Engineering and Support business for military being divested

Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) today announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of ARINC Incorporated from The Carlyle Group for $1.4 billion.

“With this move we take a major leap forward to realizing our vision of providing a richer set of seamless information management solutions that encompass the aircraft and ground-based systems,” said Kelly Ortberg, CEO and president of Rockwell Collins. "The acquisition represents an exciting new growth platform for Rockwell Collins and shifts the balance of the company toward the expanding commercial aviation sector."

The company expects the impact of the acquisition to be EPS accretive once certain transaction and integration costs have been incurred. The majority of integration activities are expected to be completed in six to nine months. For the near term, customers can expect business as usual, and should continue to work with their current sales representatives, customer service centers and web-based resources.

To serve the best interests of the industry, and avoid any perceived conflicts of interest, Rockwell Collins has completed the sale of ARINC’s Industry Standards Organization to SAE International simultaneously with the completion of the ARINC acquisition. In addition, due to a lack of fit with its long-term strategy, Rockwell Collins has initiated preparatory efforts to divest ARINC’s Aerospace Systems Engineering and Support business, which provides military aircraft integration and modifications, maintenance, and logistics and support. In total these businesses accounted for approximately 15 percent of ARINC’s FY’13 revenues.